Naomi Bentley

Naomi Bentley is a British actress known for her roles in White Van Man, Primeval, Grownups, Dalziel and Pascoe and Casanova.[1]

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Acting career

Bentley graduated from a three-year acting course at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004 and has since been in demand for film, theatre and TV roles.[2]

She made her 2004 TV debut in an episode of Holby City, followed by an appearance in Blue Murder, in which she played a receptionist.[1][3] Other early appearances included a leading role in the drama Burn at the National Theatre, playing Martha in Martha Loves Michael at the Edinburgh Fringe and the role of Leah in Beautiful Thing at the Sound Theatre.[4]

Bentley's other TV and film roles since 2004 have included WPC Maria Jackson in Dalziel and Pascoe, Leonilda in Casanova, Rachel in Grownups and Shelley in the Channel 4 film The Mark of Cain. The second series of Primeval, in which Bentley played a leading role, was shown on ITV in March and April 2008.[4]

She starred in new BBC One comedy drama Mutual Friends alongside Marc Warren, Keeley Hawes, Sarah Alexander and Alexander Armstrong. She also played medical student Holly Farr in Silent Witness in 2008.

She appeared as Mina in the Jonathan Creek 2009 Christmas Special. Her most recent role was in 2011 BBC 3 series White Van Man.

Filmography

The future

Bentley has just completed filming a new comedy, Hey Hey We're The Monks. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b IMDB website (2007). "Professional history". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1674394. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b College website (2007). "Professional acting training". http://www.ncdt.co.uk/graddata/view_grad.asp?id=1633759737&first_name=&Place=36&course=0&last_name=. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
  3. ^ Macfarlane-Chard website (2007). "Future work". http://www.macfarlane-chard.co.uk/clients.asp?t=ACT&i=369. Retrieved 2008-02-24. 
  4. ^ a b c Talented British Actors website (2007). "Acting jobs". http://www.talentedbritishactors.co.uk/naomi.html. Retrieved 2008-02-24.